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Re: Indesit washing machine explodes
Are, I guess that explains the rather sad looking rusty front panel, consistent with heavy, possibly unsympathetic, use by multiple carers rather than “one careful lady owner”.
Re: Indesit washing machine explodes
Did the owner say whether the machine had been noisy for a while? I’ve always wondered whether these machines “explode” when the owner persists in using them after the drum support spider has broken.
Re: team4appliances
Team Four Digital Services Ltd, 44-50 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1LN, incorporated 31 January 2014, Company no 08870915. This looks a bit odd as Royal Mail’s address database only lists Skipton Building Society at that address.
They have various websites including:
http://www.team4homeappliances.co.uk
The sole director is listed as Rod Hyland, aged 38. In all, his is listed as current or former director of 9 different companies, with occupation variously listed as “fireman”, “locksmith”, “manager”, “director” and “computer support”.
Re: They don’t make them like they used to…
Thanks Mo3426, should have looked more carefully, couldn’t agree more, those AEG machines were certainly a close second in durability to Miele, with BSH likely in third place.
Re: Neff Premium Collection 2 with faults?
Neff is a brand owned by Bosch Siemens Home Appliances (BSH), completely separate from Smeg, an independent Italian company. Smeg have in the past manufactured appliances for other brands, including BSH, but I don’t think they have any involvement with these ovens.
BSH sell a huge range of ovens under their three brands and I suspect there are some similar spec models with more conventional controls.
Re: stupid customers
I don’t know if it works with all brands but I noticed early on my blue paper roll acts as a litmus paper, turning from blue to pink in caustic soda.
Re: Beko DSFN1532W
There is no diverter valve. It could be a foreign object in the wash pump – you really need to dismantle to find out.
Re: Bosch spares prices
I bought a motor for an old Ariston dishwasher from Parts Center for £3+VAT once. I believe the list price was in the region of £90 at the time. It’s not often you get the opportunity to make such a good margin on spares!
Re: vat
The flat rate scheme work like this:
If your bill is £40, excluding VAT, you charge the customer £40+ £8 VAT = £48 gross.
At the end of the quarter, you pay the VAT man total gross turnover for that quarter * the flat rate percentage for your industry. For household goods repair trades, the flat rate percentage is currently 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}.
So under the flat rate scheme, for this particular transaction, the amount you pay the VAT man is £48 * 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} = £4.80. For a labour only repair, this works out pretty well for the trader, as he gets to pocket the £3.20 left over. However, for supply only, the trader loses out, as he can’t claim back the VAT he had to pay when he bought the goods from his supplier.
If the business has higher than average costs and overheads, the flat rate scheme will work out more expensive than the standard scheme, but if the business has relatively low costs and overheads, the flat rate scheme improves the bottom line. For me, since joining the flat rate scheme, I am saving around £500 a quarter on my VAT bill.
Only business with a turnover of up to £150,000 are eligible to join the flat rate scheme.
Re: vat
If you’re VAT registered, you claim VAT back on your purchases and overheads, which you can’t do if you’re not registered. So unless you don’t buy anything for your business, the cost of being VAT registered is nowhere near 20{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}. In fact, if you’re registered on the flat rate scheme as a repairer with HMRC, rather than 20{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}, you pay HMRC 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of gross turnover, which reflects the fact that in our industry, on average, almost half of our income goes on the cost of sales and running costs.
If you deal mainly with private customers, and your turnover is below the VAT threshold, saving the 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} (or increasing your profit by 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}) is obviously a good thing. However, many VAT registered businesses don’t like buying from non-VAT registered businesses, as they can’t claim back the VAT element of the costs you bill them with, ie the costs relating to vehicles, fuel, telephone, spare parts, etc, so they end up having to pay more overall (unless they can get you to do it on the cheap!).
Re: Whirlpool to do a recall on Hotpoint dryers
I think you are being too cautious garn. I take the opposite view, ie if you refuse to attend a Hotpoint dryer, the customer is denied the opportunity to have it checked out by a professional, to ensure the airways are clear and to clear any build up of fluff, and thereby reduce the risk of fire. There is no way you could be held accountable for any inherent design weaknesses, when Whirlpool and trading standards have agreed that it is safe for the dryers to continue to be used, as long as you leave the machine in a safe condition and give the customer the correct advice.
Re: It’s an exploding Hotpoint Dishwasher now
That part I can believe – the circuit breaker could well be in the built in cupboard visible to the right of the photo, whose door is resting on top of the fridge in the second photo. From the position of the dent on the freezer door, and the corresponding dent in the kitchen wall, I seems that the appliance had been pulled forward prior to the “explosion”. Wheter for the purpose of checking the fuse – or for diy repair – we can only speculate.
Re: It’s an exploding Hotpoint Dishwasher now
Refrigerant leak, I assume? DIY repair gone wrong, maybe?
